Moscow Pensioner Defrauded of 17.2M Rubles by Scammers

Following the instructions of scammers, a female pensioner gathered her savings in rubles and foreign currency, then handed them over to two couriers, receiving a paper 'notice' stating that the financial organization had accepted her money onto a 'declaratory account'.

Consensus

A Moscow pensioner was targeted by phone scammers.
The victim was tricked into believing her financial data had been compromised.
Scammers instructed the victim to gather her savings in rubles and foreign currency.
The victim handed over the money to two couriers.
The victim received a paper 'notification' claiming funds were deposited to a 'declaration account'.
The victim realized she was defrauded after not receiving the promised return of funds.
The total loss exceeded 17.2 million rubles.
The case is under investigation by Moscow's prosecutor's office.
Authorities warned the public not to share SMS codes or follow instructions from unknown callers.

Points of divergence

Two couriers were arrested in Saint Petersburg, one aged 20 and another 37, in connection with a separate case involving two elderly women and a total loss of 13.09 million rubles. — gazeta_spb
A 17-year-old Moscow girl was tricked into handing over 3.5 million rubles and valuables to a courier, with the suspect being a 19-year-old man from Moscow Oblast. — interfax
A 68-year-old Saint Petersburg woman was linked to multiple fraud cases, including one involving an 85-year-old victim who lost 550,000 rubles, and she had previously been detained for a similar crime. — vesti
The scam began with a message about a free inspection of water meter seals. — ntv
The scam began with a message about free inspection of water meter seals, and the victim was told she had been targeted by fraudsters who could access her bank accounts. — riamo
The scam began with a message about free water meter seal inspection, and the victim was told her data had been compromised. — vm

Coverage (20 sources)

A St. Petersburg pensioner worked as a courier for phone scammers — Вести
In St. Petersburg, two couriers of fraudsters were detained for deceiving pensioners to the tune of 15 million - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
Girl in Moscow handed over money and valuables worth 3.5 million rubles to a fraudster's accomplice — Интерфакс
In St. Petersburg, a courier of scammers beat a woman for refusing to transfer money — Вести
Police of St. Petersburg detained a courier of fraudsters in the case of theft of 5.7 million rubles - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
Scammers stole 1.5 million rubles from 82-year-old pensioner from Moscow — Вести
Scammers stole savings from Moscow woman amounting to more than 17.2 million rubles — РИАМО
Moscow woman handed over more than 17 million rubles to scammers — НТВ Москва
Scammers stole more than 17.2 million rubles from a Moscow pensioner — Вечерняя Москва
Scammers swindled out of Moscow pensioner more than 17.2 million rubles — Вести
In St. Petersburg, a drop-out of scammers who deceived an 88-year-old woman was detained — Вести
In Moscow, 63-year-old courier of fraudsters detained, having defrauded a woman of 5.5 million rubles — Вести
Moscow resident handed over more than 75 million rubles to scammers — Вести
In the Moscow region, a courier of scammers was detained, who defrauded a woman of 1.7 million — Вести
Courier of scammers took 11 million rubles from Moscow man: who was caught — Вечерняя Москва
Police detained a courier of scammers who defrauded an Anapa pensioner of 4.5 million — Вести
Housekeeper robbed Moscow pensioner: what she stole — Вечерняя Москва
Phone scammers swindled 70-year-old Moscow resident out of 16 million — РИАМО
Elderly man in Moscow handed over almost 17 million rubles to scammers in 10 days — НТВ Москва
Scammers convinced a Moscow pensioner to give them 16 million — Вести

Moscow Pensioner Defrauded of 17.2M Rubles by Scammers

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